Verdi's sweepingly ambitious opera on war, religion, love and fate is given a cinematic staging by Christof Loy. The Marquis of Calatrava forbids his daughter Leonora to marry the South American nobleman Don Alvaro. The lovers attempt to elope, but the Marquis catches them. In the ensuing altercation, Alvaro accidentally kills the Marquis, who curses his daughter as he dies. Leonora and Alvaro become separated during their escape. Leonora's brother Don Carlo di Vargas decides to find them and avenge his father.
Cast
Anna Netrebko
Donna Leonora
Jonas Kaufmann
Don Alvaro
Ludovic Tézier
Don Carlo di Vargas
Ferruccio Furlanetto
Padre Guardiano
Alessandro Corbelli
Fra Melitone
Veronica Simeoni
Preziosilla
Robert Lloyd
Marquis of Calatrava
Roberta Alexander
Curra
Michael Mofidian
Alcalde
Carlo Bosi
Maestro Trabuco
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Unknown
Crew
Klaus Bertisch
Dramaturgy
Christof Loy
Director
Georg Zlabinger
Director
Francesco Maria Piave
Script
Olaf Winter
Lighting Design
Sergey Galaktionov
Music Director
William 'Bill' Spaulding
Music Director
Giuseppe Verdi
Music
Christian Schmidt
Set Designer
Federico Pacher
Set Designer
Johannes Stepanek
Choreographer
Otto Pichler
Choreographer
Antonio Pappano
Conductor